Exclusive news on Pain of Salvation

[Tal Rudess]

You won't find it on their website, I got this exclusive information from the label:

PAIN OF SALVATION are playing their first gigs in Greece after the release of their controversially discussed album ''Be''. In February the DVD/CD release of the same title is going to be in out in the shops. There you'll find the theatrical stage version of the thematic work, as it was brought to the stage in their home town Eskilstuna in Sweden last summer.

20.11.: GR-Thessaloniki/Hydrogios
21.11.: GR-Athen/An Club

[Mr. Make Believe]

Great news!
I talked to daniel during the flower kings tour and he said they would be touring pretty soon.. So dates will follow after greece! I hope they will do a BE concept show!! It would be great to experience that. When I talked to Daniel he said there were no plans yet about what they would do on stage.

[Mr.Petrucci]

Not really new, but I hope for every greek in here that they'll join this concerts!!! You lucky bastards :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
BTW, InsideOut mentioned that they'll present BE on these dates, but they won't! I asked Daniel about it and he told me that he also was surprised to read this! Just a "regular" POS-concert! :twisted:

CHEERZ!

[Tal Rudess]

Well, I actually met Daniel too on the Flower Kings performance in London a month ago, and he told me too that there would be a couple of shows very soon, and also their tour manager told me the same.

It's really a short notice for me, and since I'm now in University it would probably be impossible for me to fly to Greece to see them live, but I'm sure there will be more dates in the near future.

About BE on stage, it should be interesting, but I still think how they gonna play it live. Anyway, so far I think it's not their best work. Because of the concentration in the concept and the lyrics, the vocals are not strong as always, and the samples are annoying after a couple of samples.

[Mr.Petrucci]

It's really a short notice for me, and since I'm now in University it would probably be impossible for me to fly to Greece to see them live, but I'm sure there will be more dates in the near future.

New Tourinfo from the official site:
"We are discussing a possible European tour around March/April 2005, playing mixed material from all our albums. We will then do our best to come to some of the countries that we have not visited, or have visited too seldom (Poland, Hungary, Turkey etc) apart from the "usual" ones. :)

We will also see what can be done about coming to South America for a few shows - and we are looking at possibilities to visit Russia and Japan, so keep your fingers crossed."

YEEHA!!! :twisted: :twisted: 8) 8)


About BE on stage, it should be interesting, but I still think how they gonna play it live. Anyway, so far I think it's not their best work. Because of the concentration in the concept and the lyrics, the vocals are not strong as always, and the samples are annoying after a couple of samples.
The only possibility to see BE live is to buy the DVD...
BTW, the page has been updated...just look at the HUGE source list... :shock: :shock: :shock:
http://www.painofsalvation.com/be/concept.htm

CHEERZ!

[Tal Rudess]

They probably updated this page yesterday or the day before, because when I looked a couple of days ago it wasn't updated there.

Anyway on the main page it's still says that the website has not been updated since 26th September 2004.

However, there is still a little chance I will be able to go to Greece to see POS, and if not, I'll see them on the next big tour in Europe.